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the mayors who are here before the city of san francisco. the city was founded over 200 years ago. that connection in mexico and the relationship with spain, all the challenges that are good and bad. this is more positive with an engaging future. this is something that is indelible in the minds of the people of san francisco. particularly those who served as custodians of this great city. she is right to say that what makes san francisco special and what makes the bay area special, and the state of california so remarkable is the ability to attract people from every conceivable walk of life, regardless of race or ethnicity or sexual orientation. this is a region and a state that prides itself on its diversity. i say this often because this deserves to be repeated often. we did not tolerate our diversity, we truly celebrate this. it is right to celebrate all of these differences. at the end of the day, those fundamental aspects of our lives are what we all show. what we are doing today is sharing the values of the region and the state. we pride ourselves in being the most diverse st
the mayors who are here before the city of san francisco. the city was founded over 200 years ago. that connection in mexico and the relationship with spain, all the challenges that are good and bad. this is more positive with an engaging future. this is something that is indelible in the minds of the people of san francisco. particularly those who served as custodians of this great city. she is right to say that what makes san francisco special and what makes the bay area special, and the...
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my office does manage the master contract for the city. our goal is not only to help city departments stay in compliance with local, state, and federal language access laws, but to provide resources and tools to serve our residents in the manner in which they should be served. i would like to make note that on the community ambassador program, 38% of our interaction with city residents, to date the ambassadors have been up and running for six to seven weeks. we have interacted with over 3500 residents in the southeast sector. 38% of the interaction takes place in a language other than english. it could be any one of the seven languages that we provide, but i would say that the majority of the interactions are in cantonese or mandarin. 10% in spanish, 3% in other languages. 11% of them involve public safety issues, anything from stopping a fight, violent and destructive behavior on muni by riders, these incidents are reported immediately by cell phone. 311 has been a great partner in making sure that community ambassadors have access to oth
my office does manage the master contract for the city. our goal is not only to help city departments stay in compliance with local, state, and federal language access laws, but to provide resources and tools to serve our residents in the manner in which they should be served. i would like to make note that on the community ambassador program, 38% of our interaction with city residents, to date the ambassadors have been up and running for six to seven weeks. we have interacted with over 3500...
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or sixth city around the country to consider such an ordinance. based on the task force recommendations in december, mayor newsom directed the department of the environment to develop the ordinance and the commercial buildings energy performance ordinance, i believe you have a copy of that in your packet. similar legislation has been passed at the state level and will be -- is scheduled to be implemented in early 2011, which would require similar requirements for commercial operations in the state of california to disclose energy usage information at the time of a major financial transaction, either renting -- renting a major unit, the time of sale, or refinance of that property. the draft -- the ordinance which was introduced on august 10 requires buildings to conduct an energy audit every five years unless they have done similar audits in the past and have met certain performance benchmarks or if they are undergoing certain financial hardships, there are exemptions for those types of buildings. this would apply only to commercial buildings and w
or sixth city around the country to consider such an ordinance. based on the task force recommendations in december, mayor newsom directed the department of the environment to develop the ordinance and the commercial buildings energy performance ordinance, i believe you have a copy of that in your packet. similar legislation has been passed at the state level and will be -- is scheduled to be implemented in early 2011, which would require similar requirements for commercial operations in the...
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the revenue due to the city going to the city, meaning contractually. this is the point that the attorney, we have conferred with her about it. as well as the city attorney. it is not that all of the revenue generated goes to the city, just that the revenue due to the city goes to the city. >> one of the pressure points that was brought to bear back in 2002 was this notion that the city, for decades, had generated revenue from golfing and never put it back into golfing. that is one of the reasons that the fund was put in place, to make sure that the funding revenues would go back to the golf. supervisor avalos: in this case is going back to the instructors in the contract rather than to the courses? >> absolutely. and that would be the same as what happened with management fees, $192,000 each year. supervisor avalos: from instruction? >> from the entire pot of money. supervisor avalos: now we are saying that we're taking one strand and moving it directly to tpc. >> i know that this issue has been raised, but this is the model for how a golf course const
the revenue due to the city going to the city, meaning contractually. this is the point that the attorney, we have conferred with her about it. as well as the city attorney. it is not that all of the revenue generated goes to the city, just that the revenue due to the city goes to the city. >> one of the pressure points that was brought to bear back in 2002 was this notion that the city, for decades, had generated revenue from golfing and never put it back into golfing. that is one of the...
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city has done in numerous cases. and we don't understand why there has to be a termination provision in this agreement unlike the existing agreement with kemper or unlike the existing agreement with the master agreement. however, we conclude on the bottom of age 2-7 that because it would be an overall savings of approximately $2.3 million which we estimate, so from that standpoint we consider this to be a policy matter. we're saying from a fiscal standpoint just on the savings this agreement is excellent and we have just the one question about the termination provision. >> harvey? >> a couple questions for you. you made the point that the arbitration language is not in the tournament agreement. that said, the arbitration language is referring to maintenance standards. >> right. >> it's those maintenance standards that are in the tournament agreement. correct? >> supervisor, we totally concur that t
city has done in numerous cases. and we don't understand why there has to be a termination provision in this agreement unlike the existing agreement with kemper or unlike the existing agreement with the master agreement. however, we conclude on the bottom of age 2-7 that because it would be an overall savings of approximately $2.3 million which we estimate, so from that standpoint we consider this to be a policy matter. we're saying from a fiscal standpoint just on the savings this agreement is...
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i have lived in the city for 55 years and have been very aware of what kind of bass said the city has in the park. it is absolutely priceless. that awareness was a factor when i started turning in my patches, realizing they would go to see that i could not bear it. i had been in it involved in various ways in trying to keep it alive. from the standpoint of knowing a lot about golfing administration, you could not possibly have a better reason than to have a pga to take on the project. making sure not just that it is properly maintained, but this is a very, very valuable asset. i have been aware of its potential for years and up we will now realize its potential. now, to take advantage of the fact that the pga was willing to come here to take on this project, i would have to say that i was very stimulated by the fact that i thought that the park provided a great basis for the establishment of a first tee program in san francisco. what that program does, simply, it takes in interest in looking these kids into playing golf. not to get them to play golf, but to get them to do something wa
i have lived in the city for 55 years and have been very aware of what kind of bass said the city has in the park. it is absolutely priceless. that awareness was a factor when i started turning in my patches, realizing they would go to see that i could not bear it. i had been in it involved in various ways in trying to keep it alive. from the standpoint of knowing a lot about golfing administration, you could not possibly have a better reason than to have a pga to take on the project. making...
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now, monez isn't the only city manager with a pretty significant paycheck according to this survey, city managers in danville, livermore, santa clara, livermore and millvalely they all brought home more than $300,000 last year. reporting live tonight in san ramon, i'm heather holmes, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it's official tonight a group of economists have announced the recession is over. in fact, it ended more than a year ago. the economic bureau said the recession started in december 2007 and ended in june 2009. the 18 month downturn is the longest since the end of the world war ii. you may not have noticed it but the economy has actually been growing. there's an estimated 152 million americans out of work. unemployment generally keeps rising even after a recession end and doesn't pick up until the recovery is well under way. >>> the dow jones industrial gained 146 points and is at a month high. the federal reserve is scheduled to meet tomorrow to describe the pace of economic growth. most analysts don't expect any drastic moves though given the mostly positive economic news in recent
now, monez isn't the only city manager with a pretty significant paycheck according to this survey, city managers in danville, livermore, santa clara, livermore and millvalely they all brought home more than $300,000 last year. reporting live tonight in san ramon, i'm heather holmes, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it's official tonight a group of economists have announced the recession is over. in fact, it ended more than a year ago. the economic bureau said the recession started in december...
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the lower 60s in daly city to pacific. 69 in oakland. lower to mid-70s in danville and walnut creek. that's mild. 70 in dublin. and the 70s in antioch and brentwood. mid-70s in napa, sonoma and petaluma. falling from near 80 yesterday. 70 degrees in san rafae. 64 thursday is the first full day of fall and the 80s. by friday, the 90s. saturday, sunday, monday, boy, it's going to be a late summer warmup through the bay area. it will be nice. that's a look at your weather. back up to you. >> thank you. >>> here's a look at this morning's top stories. two separate attacks on women in an oakland neighborhood sunday night. the victims say they were robbed and then sexually assaulted. the incidents happened near lake merritt in relatively excluded areas. >>> the "los angeles times" reports the city of bell put $95,000 in public funds into the city manager's retirement account. state auditors say that could be federal wire fraud. an audit shows councilmembers didn't know about the payments which occurred in 2008 and 2009. >>> getting a flu shot
the lower 60s in daly city to pacific. 69 in oakland. lower to mid-70s in danville and walnut creek. that's mild. 70 in dublin. and the 70s in antioch and brentwood. mid-70s in napa, sonoma and petaluma. falling from near 80 yesterday. 70 degrees in san rafae. 64 thursday is the first full day of fall and the 80s. by friday, the 90s. saturday, sunday, monday, boy, it's going to be a late summer warmup through the bay area. it will be nice. that's a look at your weather. back up to you. >>...
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[laughs] 1:41 supervisor chu: good morning and welcome to the city operations and neighborhood services committee. are there any announcements today? >> all persons attending this meeting are requested to turn off cell phones and pagers. if you wish to submit speaker cards, please place them in the container at the rail in front of you to your left. if you wish to submit copies of materials for members of the committee, please submit extra copies for the court. items sent out of committee today will be considered by the full board of supervisors tuesday of next week on september 21, unless another date is indicated. supervisor chu: thank you very much. we have a number of items before us today, but i would like to take one item of order. please call item five. >> item 5, hearing to consider that the transfer of a type 42 on-sale beer and wine public premises liquor license from 620 post st. to 447 battery street to alberto de almeida jr. for magellan wine, the hidden fine wine bar, will serve the convenience of the people and city and county of san francisco. >> good morning. before you
[laughs] 1:41 supervisor chu: good morning and welcome to the city operations and neighborhood services committee. are there any announcements today? >> all persons attending this meeting are requested to turn off cell phones and pagers. if you wish to submit speaker cards, please place them in the container at the rail in front of you to your left. if you wish to submit copies of materials for members of the committee, please submit extra copies for the court. items sent out of committee...
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two cities. and thanks to the concerted efforts after these 30 years. this relationship has achieved remarkable and substantial rulls. there have been 225 projects of cooperation between the two cities. many chinese companies have found a home here. i think what is more significant is that this city is going to stage a san francisco place at the world expo in shanghai. that is an expression of profound friendship and strong special bonds between our two cities, and it will surely give new impetus to the friendship and cooperation between our two cities. this sculpture will stay here for a period of time. i think it will help local people to understand china, understand chinese history, chinese culture and the chinese philosophy of harmony. it will remind us to work hard to promote our mutual understanding and caption. i am confident with our joint efforts, we will surely make the san francisco exhibit a highlight at the world expo in shanghai, but also we will make san francisco the best gateway
two cities. and thanks to the concerted efforts after these 30 years. this relationship has achieved remarkable and substantial rulls. there have been 225 projects of cooperation between the two cities. many chinese companies have found a home here. i think what is more significant is that this city is going to stage a san francisco place at the world expo in shanghai. that is an expression of profound friendship and strong special bonds between our two cities, and it will surely give new...
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i'm manager of the tour program as well as i am the historyian of city hall. this building is multifaceted to say the very least it's a municipal building that operates the city and county of san francisco. this building was a dream that became a reality of a man by the name of james junior elected mayor of san francisco in 1912. he didn't have a city hall because it was destroyed in the earth wake of 1906. construction began in april of 1913. in december 1915, the building was complete. it opened it's doors in january 1916. >> it's a wonderful experience to come to a building built like this. the building is built as a palace. not for a king or queen. it's built for all people. this building is beautiful art. those are architecture at the time when city hall was built, san francisco had an enormous french population. therefore building a palace in the art tradition is not unusual. >> jimmie was an incredible individual he knew that san francisco had to regain it's place in the world. he decided to have the tallest dome built in the united states. it's now sta
i'm manager of the tour program as well as i am the historyian of city hall. this building is multifaceted to say the very least it's a municipal building that operates the city and county of san francisco. this building was a dream that became a reality of a man by the name of james junior elected mayor of san francisco in 1912. he didn't have a city hall because it was destroyed in the earth wake of 1906. construction began in april of 1913. in december 1915, the building was complete. it...
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we have a close relationship with all three shelters in the city. we also work with asian-pacific islander out reach in terms of restraining orders and family law matters. we also work with hot lines for domestic violence victims and other services. to give you a sense of how many victims we see each year, last year in 2009 we had over 16,000 contacts with victims. meaning that the contact services that we provided, each time we took someone to court or performed crisis intervention or helped them relocate -- supervisor mirkarimsupervisor et unique victims or multiple contacts with one victim? >> it can be either. we never take victims out of the system. also in 2009 we served 4477 victims and witnesses, you can see the breakdown of the majority of crimes there. as you can see, most of them are fault cases followed by domestic violence. in 2008-2009, victims received almost $4 million. as i indicated, we have staff that helps them to fill out the indicate -- applications for analysis and processing. in terms of cultural competency, we have the langu
we have a close relationship with all three shelters in the city. we also work with asian-pacific islander out reach in terms of restraining orders and family law matters. we also work with hot lines for domestic violence victims and other services. to give you a sense of how many victims we see each year, last year in 2009 we had over 16,000 contacts with victims. meaning that the contact services that we provided, each time we took someone to court or performed crisis intervention or helped...
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it would have been great if the city had something like that. of course that was then and this is now, and hopefully you will be able to help implement some new changes. >> i appreciate that feedback. i can say that the eowd, when i came on, they did immediately give me that report, and they are very conscious of the recommendations therein, even though it may not show. it is not something that went on a shelf and got ignored. people are still thinking about and talking about p.d.r. there is real potential for a great economic impact even for just one small business that can create 20 jobs. a lot of those jobs can go to people without a college degree, and they -- and that can have a great economic impact for san francisco. i appreciate the feedback. i am going to hand out my card. i would love to hear additional feedback in the future particularly around the issue of filling vacancies as that is something i am going to be spending a fair amount of time in the future. >> what professor at cal did you work primarily with when you wrote wrote your
it would have been great if the city had something like that. of course that was then and this is now, and hopefully you will be able to help implement some new changes. >> i appreciate that feedback. i can say that the eowd, when i came on, they did immediately give me that report, and they are very conscious of the recommendations therein, even though it may not show. it is not something that went on a shelf and got ignored. people are still thinking about and talking about p.d.r. there...
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og on to abc2news.com and tell us if you think the smaller stores should come to baltimore city. and if you think they will work here. tell us why or why not. you can find that on abc2news.com. >>> it's a painful problem that most older people deal with daily. imagine being a 7-year-old child with rheumatoid arthritis. hear one family's struggle with the ailment. plus, on any given sunday willis mcgahee works really hard for the ravens. tonight, you'll hear why he's working even harder for a local family. >> in a word, seasonable for the last full day of summer. 77, the normal high, what we hit today. 77 was your 2-degree guarantee. we have a weather winner. randy mathis, congratulations to you. you get an abc2 news storm umbrella. how do the first days of fall shape up? >>> the story of the stefani family, your typical family but for almost a year their dad has been confined to a wheelchair. abc2 news lament williams has the story of how they are getting a well deserved gift from ravens running back willis mcgahee. >> reporter: what does an nfl running back, a college football c
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s&p is off by a fraction. >>> pretty big deal for foster city-based solar city. the company has signed a contract with wal-mart to install solar panels in up to 30 wal-mart in california and arizona. this is a big foothold in the commercial market worth millions. wal-mart hopes to eventually get 100% of its energy through renewable sources. >> thank you, jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com. >> still on the business front, mark hurd says he will give up $30 million of his severance package. the former ceo is doing it to settle a lawsuit brought by hp after he was hired by oracle. the lawsuit claimed he violated his noncompete contract. hurd resigned last month from hewlett-packard. >>> the oakland city council deciding whether or not to spend $540,000 to place small videocameras on the uniforms of police officers. the purpose is to record officers' interactions with the public, which brings us to our question of the day. do you think police officers should have videocameras on their uniforms? >> david says: >>> a warning for women in the lake merritt area
s&p is off by a fraction. >>> pretty big deal for foster city-based solar city. the company has signed a contract with wal-mart to install solar panels in up to 30 wal-mart in california and arizona. this is a big foothold in the commercial market worth millions. wal-mart hopes to eventually get 100% of its energy through renewable sources. >> thank you, jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com. >> still on the business front, mark hurd says he will give up $30...
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again, the city attorney has suggested those amendments, determined that they are non- substantive but a said -- essentially had -- essentially helpful in establishing the controller going forward. >> very good. please open it up for public comments. supervisor avalos: public comments? >> ♪ i passed the cigarettes on the aground, pledge to clean it up. cigarettes glow in the dark and i think it is time you clean up the city with cigarettes and made it better all of the way around and that is the way i have always heard it should be. would you clean it up, please? your cigarette blows in the dark and i think it is time you clean up the city, made it better all of the way all around well i would sure like to see it that way, won't you please make it sound save? supervisor avalos: thank you very much, we will close public comment and move this forward. motion to adopt the amendment as a whole and move forward? take it without objection. mr. young, any other items? >> that completes the agenda for today. supervisor avalos: we are adjourned, thank you. but chair maxwell: welcome to lay an
again, the city attorney has suggested those amendments, determined that they are non- substantive but a said -- essentially had -- essentially helpful in establishing the controller going forward. >> very good. please open it up for public comments. supervisor avalos: public comments? >> ♪ i passed the cigarettes on the aground, pledge to clean it up. cigarettes glow in the dark and i think it is time you clean up the city with cigarettes and made it better all of the way around...
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he is the former city i. t. worker who tied up san francisco computer systems by changing all the passwords and then refusing to tell anybody what they were. currently city hiring managers have access to state department of justice background records. mayor newsom wants them to have access to federal fingerprint records as well. >> tonight richmond leaders are expected to give final approval to tough new restrictions on medical marijuana. in late july they reversed course and capped the number of medical marijuana dispensaries allowed in the city at three. they will be restricted to commercial areas such as hill top mall. they will review applications, hold public hearings and grant the permit. the final vote was delayed until now to give community members a chance to review the plan. >> time for a look at the weather forecast this tuesday morning. as we look outside, we see it's dark. so mike can tell us what the skies look like right now. >> all right. but look at that full moon. gorgeous, mike. >> yeah. the n
he is the former city i. t. worker who tied up san francisco computer systems by changing all the passwords and then refusing to tell anybody what they were. currently city hiring managers have access to state department of justice background records. mayor newsom wants them to have access to federal fingerprint records as well. >> tonight richmond leaders are expected to give final approval to tough new restrictions on medical marijuana. in late july they reversed course and capped the...
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unlike the city generally, t.d.r. from redevelopment project areas only becomes eligible when the redevelopment commission has expressly determined by resolution that the eligibility of those t.d.r.'s will remote the goals of the redevelopment plan and enable the preservation or the maintenance of the building from which they come. in the case of the rain come center, the redevelopment agency commission unanimously determined that the project area plan and owner participation agreement had already insured the preservation and maintenance of the rincon center. at the same hearing, the commission required that $171, 308 square feet of the t.d.r. created which was 35% of the total be transferred immediately to the redevelopment agency. the resolution which i have given you a copy of expressly states in its text that they estimate the value of that transfer at $5 million to $6 million. in early 2009, those 171,308 square feet of t.d.r. were transferred to the city along with the western addition muni substation. at today'
unlike the city generally, t.d.r. from redevelopment project areas only becomes eligible when the redevelopment commission has expressly determined by resolution that the eligibility of those t.d.r.'s will remote the goals of the redevelopment plan and enable the preservation or the maintenance of the building from which they come. in the case of the rain come center, the redevelopment agency commission unanimously determined that the project area plan and owner participation agreement had...
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but in other bay area cities where it's four years away. one line runs near a popular shopping center on the border and milpitas. one feet from a town home. and an insurance company with 1,000 employees. company officials contacted pg&e. >> for us knowing we're close to this intersection, naturally we want to get more answers to some of these questions. >> pg&e's chris john says companies and the public shouldn't be overly concerned if a particular line appears on the list. >> whenever we identify any potential threat to public safety, we immediately go and address the situation. we don't put it on some list. it's not on some list of a hundred. >> are you surprised it was on there? >> no. >> karen wesler lives near number 41 on the high risk list, a pipe that runs along a san pablo road a block from her home. scheduled for repair? 2011. >> 2011, that's only six months, a year. but, still, they've known about this. >> some city leaders did get a heads up their local pipeline was on the list. henry price, the mayor of fairfield, said pg&e cal
but in other bay area cities where it's four years away. one line runs near a popular shopping center on the border and milpitas. one feet from a town home. and an insurance company with 1,000 employees. company officials contacted pg&e. >> for us knowing we're close to this intersection, naturally we want to get more answers to some of these questions. >> pg&e's chris john says companies and the public shouldn't be overly concerned if a particular line appears on the list....
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reading city hall coverage with subway breakfasts. can you talk about ways you are experimenting with getting people to eat them both? making it palatable? concrete experiments that you will try? >> that will -- that sounds terrible. [laughter] >> maybe we can have broccoli with cheese? i do not think that there is a simple answer. i think that people come to read various news sources. there will be multiple sources. some for entertainment, some for other resources. the key thing about broccoli and in sustaining a democracy, it tells us what we need to know even if we did not need to know it. it is about the role that the journalist plays, telling the community what we did that no we needed to know. cheese, ice cream, it does not matter. that means editors. that means transparency. that means education about media. it means membership of junior journalists. without all of those things, there is no broccoli. no one will tell us what we need to know that we did now know we need to know. >> on that note we will have to conclude today's t
reading city hall coverage with subway breakfasts. can you talk about ways you are experimenting with getting people to eat them both? making it palatable? concrete experiments that you will try? >> that will -- that sounds terrible. [laughter] >> maybe we can have broccoli with cheese? i do not think that there is a simple answer. i think that people come to read various news sources. there will be multiple sources. some for entertainment, some for other resources. the key thing...
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what is good as far as the needs we have as a city. i know there has not been the health care access and equity that we need to really understand here. that is probably not going to be in the eir. >> no. supervisor chiu: ok, so i just wanted to put that out there as another consideration. chair maxwell: and you are right about the other hospitals. we can change that. we can change that. thank you. any other questions? all right, supervisor chiu? supervisor chiu: i do have one very small amendment i would like to make to this resolution, both due to this conversation in the conversation office has had with stakeholders to provide a little bit of flexibility to those for a solution. what i would like to propose is that on the second page of the resolution that we referred to the importance of ensuring the new development projects should substantially advance the underlying housing production goals, so other words, rather than locking us into a very precise way of producing the housing, that as long as we know we are making headway in ach
what is good as far as the needs we have as a city. i know there has not been the health care access and equity that we need to really understand here. that is probably not going to be in the eir. >> no. supervisor chiu: ok, so i just wanted to put that out there as another consideration. chair maxwell: and you are right about the other hospitals. we can change that. we can change that. thank you. any other questions? all right, supervisor chiu? supervisor chiu: i do have one very small...
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. >> we have a new organizer for the city and county of san francisco. oh, mayor as well. yeah, that's part of the job description. yeah, mayor of san francisco. >> the city is extremely concerned about the emission of green house gasses and making san francisco a sustainable city. >> we need to find other ways to create energy without harm to the environment and this is one source. >> we have over 2 megawatts of solar on various city buildings. we are looking at tidal power and we're beginning to look at geothermal power. >> we're on the roof of the moscone center of san francisco and we have 2500 panels that power the center. >> here we are using real energy, energy from the sun, free energy from the sun coming in right here. this converts directly into electricity. >> all these technologies cost money. they don't make economic sense. solar never made economic sense. bio fuels never made economic sense. it's when it was adopted that it started making sense. >> some of them have challenges, that take a long time to prove out, but there's no reason that
. >> we have a new organizer for the city and county of san francisco. oh, mayor as well. yeah, that's part of the job description. yeah, mayor of san francisco. >> the city is extremely concerned about the emission of green house gasses and making san francisco a sustainable city. >> we need to find other ways to create energy without harm to the environment and this is one source. >> we have over 2 megawatts of solar on various city buildings. we are looking at tidal...
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the city of san francisco took the lead as the city of refuge after the civil wars in the 1980's. we established, firmly, the foundation that marks so much of what makes this city a special place. it is mocked by those who do not understand and who did not want to understand, and this is trivialized by political campaigns and this should not be diminished by sound bites and in political campaigns. we stand up to that. and we did not play into this. we do not believe in dividing people. we do not believe in diminishing others in the broader scope of the world. we are also celebrating that today. i am honored that you are here and i am grateful. i am happy that you took the time to celebrate with us. we have, in this spirit, a formal proclamation. you do not have enough wall space for the proclamations that you have received. but this is my honor to recognize, you have to share this today. garcia understands this because there are only 365 days a year. he must have given out 10 days every day. and i am trying to separate this. in the spirit of brown, let me give out heritage day, gu
the city of san francisco took the lead as the city of refuge after the civil wars in the 1980's. we established, firmly, the foundation that marks so much of what makes this city a special place. it is mocked by those who do not understand and who did not want to understand, and this is trivialized by political campaigns and this should not be diminished by sound bites and in political campaigns. we stand up to that. and we did not play into this. we do not believe in dividing people. we do...
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attorney about that and the city attorney was hesitant. they don't want to leave any loopholes out there. commissioner o'connor: they don't want to weaken their case if they have to go to court. and they will. >> do the city attorneys really care about what i'm doing? commissioner o'connor: they don't. >> even though in 2008 i received assurances from christine debary and kathleen dodd telling me it doesn't affect me, it has nothing to do with me. and i called mr. mirkarimi's office at the time and i quote him, "that's what they told you, take it to the bank, don't worry about it." >> are you finished? commissioner o'connor: yeah. >> first of all, this is an example, one of many examples, of well intended legislation that actually degrades business plans and moves them in the opposite direction, the direction that we don't want them to go. i mean, here's a pharmacy, it's a small pharmacy, it's not really profitable, it's a family-run business. it is extending credit to people in the district. it is, you know, assisting low-income people. a
attorney about that and the city attorney was hesitant. they don't want to leave any loopholes out there. commissioner o'connor: they don't want to weaken their case if they have to go to court. and they will. >> do the city attorneys really care about what i'm doing? commissioner o'connor: they don't. >> even though in 2008 i received assurances from christine debary and kathleen dodd telling me it doesn't affect me, it has nothing to do with me. and i called mr. mirkarimi's office...
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this is an essential tral city plaza. -- central city plaza. it's not just for the neighbors. it's for the whole city. it's mixed use. it's one of the very few places that i, as a senior, can sit down because i can no longer like sit down on the lawn for very long, but it's nice to have some lawn to be through, but there is a raised cement and stuff where i can perhaps wait for the bus for an hour or so which frequently is how long it takes the bus to get to there. it's behind the bus stops. if the bocce ball court goes in there, it's really going to take over the whole space. it's not going to be useable. i will absolutely guarantee it will be fenced in no time. i think this is a very still think thing claiming that it's a gift that they're getting exclusive use to a public park for a very cheap price. that's a very valuable piece of land and i'm just furious. there has been so much privatization of our land, there is almost nothing left. thank you. supervisor maxwell: next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, my name is ben jay minute toesy. i'm the president of the club at t
this is an essential tral city plaza. -- central city plaza. it's not just for the neighbors. it's for the whole city. it's mixed use. it's one of the very few places that i, as a senior, can sit down because i can no longer like sit down on the lawn for very long, but it's nice to have some lawn to be through, but there is a raised cement and stuff where i can perhaps wait for the bus for an hour or so which frequently is how long it takes the bus to get to there. it's behind the bus stops. if...
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you were in radio city? >> radio city music hall, yeah. >> jimmy: how fun was that? >> that -- listen, selling out radio city music hall, i mean, that is like -- >> jimmy: come on, that's great buddy. >> oh, so cool. [ cheers and applause ] tha you. that was so much fun it was amazing, yeah. i think your voice is fantastic and i love the character you ay. it's so good. >> thank you. thank you. >> jimmy: and this season -- i don't want to give any spoilers away but you get a solo, finally? >> yes. pretty excited about that. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: it's big deal. well-deserved. >> i'm singing "losing my religion" by r.e.m. and being -- [ cheers and applause ] being a big michael stipe d r.e.m. fan all my life, so it's pret cool. >> jimmy: but this one -- were you telling me backstage is it's not done -- you didn't shoot it normally. you shot it in reverse? >> yeah, so. what they do is they take the film magazine and they put it on backwards on the camera and then, they make you go backwards so i had to learn thehole -- and everything else, all the extras on t
you were in radio city? >> radio city music hall, yeah. >> jimmy: how fun was that? >> that -- listen, selling out radio city music hall, i mean, that is like -- >> jimmy: come on, that's great buddy. >> oh, so cool. [ cheers and applause ] tha you. that was so much fun it was amazing, yeah. i think your voice is fantastic and i love the character you ay. it's so good. >> thank you. thank you. >> jimmy: and this season -- i don't want to give any...
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this is a city that is doing things that no other city in the united states of america could even imagine doing, things that even when we had all the resources in the world and all the capacity, things that cities could not do. this commitment to an acute care, facility, a skilled nursing facility -- what county is having a ribbon cutting on a new nursing facility in this modern age? and what city and county can lay claim to comprehensive universal health care, regardless of pre- existing conditions, regardless of your ability to pay? dr. mitch kastz has been the architect of all of this. thank you for your leadership. there is the old play towline that if there is any hope for the future of those with lanterns will pass them on to others. let me talk about those that carry bright lights, that pass those lanterns on to others. many of them you will hear in just a moment, because they are appropriately on stage and will be recognized for their own work. one is the former mayor, willie gramm, who deserves a tremendous amount of credit for envisioning the bonds that brought us here. i want t
this is a city that is doing things that no other city in the united states of america could even imagine doing, things that even when we had all the resources in the world and all the capacity, things that cities could not do. this commitment to an acute care, facility, a skilled nursing facility -- what county is having a ribbon cutting on a new nursing facility in this modern age? and what city and county can lay claim to comprehensive universal health care, regardless of pre- existing...
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: believe it or not, those arrested bell city council members are still running the city. they can hold on to their jobs unless they resign, are recalled by the voters, or are convicted. katie? >> couric: bill whitaker. bill, thanks very much. turning to campaign 2010, it's seven weeks until those midterm elections with control of congress at stake. and in the days and weeks ahead, we'll be keeping tabs on the critical contest that will decide it all. in the house, the republicans need a net gain of 39 to take back control and an analysis by our cbs news election team concludes they have an even or better chance of taking 66 of the seats now held by democrats. it's a lot more difficult but still possible for republicans to take back the senate. the g.o.p. needs a net pickup of ten and 13 now held by democrats are, in fact, in play. the republicans are likely to take at least one of them and have an even chance or better at nine others. it's doable but it's a long shot. for our cbs news race-by-race analysis of who's ahead in the critical contest, you can go to cbsnews.com.
: believe it or not, those arrested bell city council members are still running the city. they can hold on to their jobs unless they resign, are recalled by the voters, or are convicted. katie? >> couric: bill whitaker. bill, thanks very much. turning to campaign 2010, it's seven weeks until those midterm elections with control of congress at stake. and in the days and weeks ahead, we'll be keeping tabs on the critical contest that will decide it all. in the house, the republicans need a...
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i wanted to express as the city administrator along with my counterparts, our city attorney and public defender that we, too, are very proud of not only working for this city, but also representing our very active asian community, one that is not just local population, it is of international significance. i know our counsel general and our core support the whole asian american community. with that, i want to present the official proclamation of course to the head of the committee. come on up, claudine. [applause] >> you can read all the things here, but the most important par is that we declare the month of may, 2009, as asian pacific american heritage month. thank you for your great work. [applause] >> very briefly, i think it says volumes when you look at what the theme is about one community, that we are here celebrating that today. when you think about what president carter established 31 years ago, and then what was expanded beyond that initial week in 1990, it is what san francisco has been living for virtually its entire history. san francisco was built with the help of asian am
i wanted to express as the city administrator along with my counterparts, our city attorney and public defender that we, too, are very proud of not only working for this city, but also representing our very active asian community, one that is not just local population, it is of international significance. i know our counsel general and our core support the whole asian american community. with that, i want to present the official proclamation of course to the head of the committee. come on up,...
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. >> some people learned that you can fight city hall. what city leaders decided about the location of a new jail. >>> now, he's had so much love. >> rescued from michael vick's estate. smiles on some bay area faces. >>> first tonight, the wife of a vallejo man said that he left her for the woman that he's now accused of killing. police found a car and a bloody seen on glen cove parkway. then investigators found a woman's body files -- miles a way. what else they discovered inside that car. >> reporter: police are right now here at the headquarters interviewing the suspect. they believe the motive is that the suspect's girlfriend was trying to break up with him. >> he will be charged with murder. >> reporter: 39-year-old william -- is under arrest tonight charged with the murder of his girlfriend. the body of 33-year-old richy -- was found slumped in the front seat of a car. people say the apparent murder weapon was also inside the car. >> it appears to have been a blunt instrument. in the vehicle, we did find a metal bat, like a baseball
. >> some people learned that you can fight city hall. what city leaders decided about the location of a new jail. >>> now, he's had so much love. >> rescued from michael vick's estate. smiles on some bay area faces. >>> first tonight, the wife of a vallejo man said that he left her for the woman that he's now accused of killing. police found a car and a bloody seen on glen cove parkway. then investigators found a woman's body files -- miles a way. what else they...
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a new survey by the league of california cities shows san ramon has the highest paid city manager in the bay area with a salary of $359,000 last year, more than the managers of oakland and pleasanton. >> i understand getting compensated for a job well done but you have to understand that people who live here probably have a reaction to that, he is getting overpaid. >> the san ramon city manager told us over the phone that his salary has never been a secret and the city has a pay for performance system that allows for raises. according to the survey the city managers of danville, livermore, santa clara, sunnyvale and mill valley were also paid more than $300,000 last year. >>> well, police in oakland have an important warning, it directly affects anyone planning a morning jog around lake merritt. >> reporter: in san jose how a deadly single car crash might cause traffic headaches throughout the morning. >> and we are going to take you live to new york this morning. they are getting ready to ring the opening bell. find out what happens just hours ahead of >>> welcome back to the mornin
a new survey by the league of california cities shows san ramon has the highest paid city manager in the bay area with a salary of $359,000 last year, more than the managers of oakland and pleasanton. >> i understand getting compensated for a job well done but you have to understand that people who live here probably have a reaction to that, he is getting overpaid. >> the san ramon city manager told us over the phone that his salary has never been a secret and the city has a pay for...
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we came from all different walks of life in the city. we have had jobs having to do with construction and bus driving, and we have had white collar jobs, and we have been independent artists and writers. the full spectrum have come to laguna honda. and in our day we were great participants in all of the city life. difficult circumstances, sometimes crushingly difficult, have brought many of us here at last to laguna honda. not at last for some of us. despite all differences, we need the healing that laguna honda is famous for.
we came from all different walks of life in the city. we have had jobs having to do with construction and bus driving, and we have had white collar jobs, and we have been independent artists and writers. the full spectrum have come to laguna honda. and in our day we were great participants in all of the city life. difficult circumstances, sometimes crushingly difficult, have brought many of us here at last to laguna honda. not at last for some of us. despite all differences, we need the healing...
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salt lake city, 81. boise, 77. >>> when we come back on this tuesday, the fish fight you could soon see at the seafood counter. are engineered fish safe to eat? the government makes its decision. >>> and in hollywood news, lindsay lohan could be returning to a very familiar place, the county jail. >>> plus, the hoff, the situation, and many more shake their stuff on the first night of "dancing with the stars." >>> and getting back to today's top business story. the recession is over. a group of economists has concluded that the u.s. recession actually ended back in june of 2009. it says the economy has stabilized since then. the announcement comes before the federal reserve meets today, to discuss ways to boost the still sagging economy. >>> investors around the world are watching that important fed meeting today. tokyo's nikkei average gained ground early. but wound up losing 23 points. hong kong's hang seng is up in late trading. in london, the ftse opened higher. here in the u.s., the dow gained 145 p
salt lake city, 81. boise, 77. >>> when we come back on this tuesday, the fish fight you could soon see at the seafood counter. are engineered fish safe to eat? the government makes its decision. >>> and in hollywood news, lindsay lohan could be returning to a very familiar place, the county jail. >>> plus, the hoff, the situation, and many more shake their stuff on the first night of "dancing with the stars." >>> and getting back to today's top...
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it formed the foundation of the city plan. it is our plan for -- our five-year plan for the city. it informed our 2010-2011 fwranlt-making decisions. there is an organization dedicated to meeting the needs of manufacturing businesses. we were their first funder, and we are really proud of the explosive growth they have seen and excited about what they are going to accomplish. finally, eowd has already been acting on some of those recommendations. we are taking a more active role of convening grantees, strengthening network providers and filling vacancies. that is what i have for you today, and i am eager to answer any questions you may have about this. >> thank you. what specifically are you working on in terms of helping to fill the vacancies? >> right. so we have a lot of -- you may be familiar with our neighborhood marketplace initiative. we have commercial corridor managers on, for example, third street, and a number of neighborhoods throughout the city. we have those folks on the ground. they know very well where there are vacant properties. we have other partners who also ha
it formed the foundation of the city plan. it is our plan for -- our five-year plan for the city. it informed our 2010-2011 fwranlt-making decisions. there is an organization dedicated to meeting the needs of manufacturing businesses. we were their first funder, and we are really proud of the explosive growth they have seen and excited about what they are going to accomplish. finally, eowd has already been acting on some of those recommendations. we are taking a more active role of convening...
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to what is going to be the lead city in the country. >> city working on all sorts of things. we are trying to be new and innovative and go beyond the ada says and make life more successful for people. >> disability rights movement, the city has the overall legal obligation to manage and maintain the accessibility and right of way. with regards to the curb ramps, bounded by a groove border, 12-inch wide border. for people with low vision to get the same information. the shape of the domes, flush transition between the bolt bottom of the ramp and gutter. >> we have a beveled transition on the change in level, tape on the surfaces, temporary asphalt to fill in level changes, flush transition to temporary wood platform and ramp down into the street under the scaffoldinging. detectable ramps. they are all detectable. nothing down below or protruding that people are going to get snagged up on. smooth clean that nobody is going get caught up on. >> our no. 1 issue is what we see here, the uplifting and shreufting to concrete due too street tree roots. here is another problem we have
to what is going to be the lead city in the country. >> city working on all sorts of things. we are trying to be new and innovative and go beyond the ada says and make life more successful for people. >> disability rights movement, the city has the overall legal obligation to manage and maintain the accessibility and right of way. with regards to the curb ramps, bounded by a groove border, 12-inch wide border. for people with low vision to get the same information. the shape of the...
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it all happened at the 10th city in south baltimore. they found three men, two shot in the is to manyac. all of them taken to shock trauma with life-threatening injuries. police do not have any suspects or motives, anyone with any information please call police. the number is (410)396-2499. a 28-year-old man has been found guilty of first degree murder in a murder for hire scheme that led to the death of his uncle, a towson gas station owner. a baltimore county jury took less than two hours before finding shamus coil guilty of killing william porter, he is one of several defendants in this case including the victim's wife. >>> baltimore city police shoot a dog they say was engaging a 67-year-old man. the pit bull was shot in the leg and took off running, the dog was one of several reported to be loose on the city's north side. the man suffered minor scrapes when he fell while backing away from the dog. the dog's owner took it for a medical treatment says authorities, since the dog never actually injured anyone no charges have been filed
it all happened at the 10th city in south baltimore. they found three men, two shot in the is to manyac. all of them taken to shock trauma with life-threatening injuries. police do not have any suspects or motives, anyone with any information please call police. the number is (410)396-2499. a 28-year-old man has been found guilty of first degree murder in a murder for hire scheme that led to the death of his uncle, a towson gas station owner. a baltimore county jury took less than two hours...
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plus, officials accused of using the city treasury as a city bank. and details of what a prosecutor is calling corruption on steroids. ♪ when it's planes in the sky ♪ ♪ for a chain of supply, that's logistics ♪ ♪ when the parts for the line ♪ ♪ come precisely on time ♪ that's logistics ♪ ♪ a continuous link, that is always in sync ♪ ♪ that's logistics ♪ ♪ there will be no more stress ♪ ♪ cause you've called ups, that's logistics ♪ >>> new details are revealing a grimmer picture of the u.s. unemployment. labor department announcing today that the jobless rate rose in 27 states in august and almost double the 14 states that saw unemployment rise in july. former president bill clinton had some advise for president obama as our interview continued. >> reporter: a few quick questions and answers on domestic issues right now. what is the single most important thing that president obama can do to turn the economy around? >> i think the quickest thing he can do is to recognize the stunning report that just came out last week
plus, officials accused of using the city treasury as a city bank. and details of what a prosecutor is calling corruption on steroids. ♪ when it's planes in the sky ♪ ♪ for a chain of supply, that's logistics ♪ ♪ when the parts for the line ♪ ♪ come precisely on time ♪ that's logistics ♪ ♪ a continuous link, that is always in sync ♪ ♪ that's logistics ♪ ♪ there will be no more stress ♪ ♪ cause you've called ups, that's logistics ♪ >>> new details are...
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upper 50s to low 60s in the city. tomorrow way, way up in the upper 80s, maybe 90 with a touch of sunshine mixing with clouds by the afternoon or tomorrow night. okay. >> all right. we'll say good-bye to summer. >> still to come on create -- eyewitness news tonight. >> who's head in the ,, [ music throughout ] [ male announcer ] looking for a complete picture of your money? it comes with a calendar that shows you all your finances at once. it lets you know when your money's going out. and when it's coming in. it even tells you when you're running low. we call that danger days. it's built to help you see your money in a whole new light. experience everything virtual wallet has to offer at pncvirtualwallet.com. pnc. for the achiever in us all. ♪ >>> library books contaminated with bed bugs. i'm adam may in frederick county. how they're trying to use this to get rid of the problem. that's coming up. >>> major development in the heart is auctioned off. in the heart of the downtown district. i'm weijia jiang. that story
upper 50s to low 60s in the city. tomorrow way, way up in the upper 80s, maybe 90 with a touch of sunshine mixing with clouds by the afternoon or tomorrow night. okay. >> all right. we'll say good-bye to summer. >> still to come on create -- eyewitness news tonight. >> who's head in the ,, [ music throughout ] [ male announcer ] looking for a complete picture of your money? it comes with a calendar that shows you all your finances at once. it lets you know when your money's...
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there have now been eight arrests of city leaders, former city leaders led by city manager robert rizzo. he was collecting nearly $800,000 a year, on top of that an additional $653,000 a year on pension costs. robert rizzo was arrested without incident. the assistant city manager, the former one, was also arrested without incident. the mayor, the mayor of bell, california, oscar hernandez, they had to use a battering ram to break down his door and take him out of the house and arrest him. the district attorney just said there will be and again i'm quoting here, substantial jail time for those worst offenders. he says their prosecution rate in cases like this is 100%. he was asked, he was asked why the police chief, randy adams, was not prosecuted or was not arrested. he said there simply was not enough evidence. remember, adams was making a lot more than the l.a. police chief even though he only has a handful of police officers working under him. the da said there was simply not enough evidence against adams. one of the reporters asked, is it because you know randy adams? the answer was
there have now been eight arrests of city leaders, former city leaders led by city manager robert rizzo. he was collecting nearly $800,000 a year, on top of that an additional $653,000 a year on pension costs. robert rizzo was arrested without incident. the assistant city manager, the former one, was also arrested without incident. the mayor, the mayor of bell, california, oscar hernandez, they had to use a battering ram to break down his door and take him out of the house and arrest him. the...
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the city did not do this. it specifically states, " appointment's shall not be employees of the jurisdiction." commissioner fung did a stretch in planning and has an architectural firm in san francisco. some may find your loyalties questionable. commissioners peterson and garcia do not meet the minimum core requirements of section 108. 08. your position do with very technical issues. you seeking permission from planning or building is the same as having an employee of the jurisdiction sitting in your position. i am not an attorney, but i believe you can be sued personally for your actions because you are making judgments on issues and the law says you are not qualified. i have three letters. one is from the department of housing and community development that says they do not have any findings for san francisco for this code. i have a letter from the clerk of the board of supervisors. they cannot find any amendments to this section. i have a letter from the cbsc. they say the planning commission did not submit
the city did not do this. it specifically states, " appointment's shall not be employees of the jurisdiction." commissioner fung did a stretch in planning and has an architectural firm in san francisco. some may find your loyalties questionable. commissioners peterson and garcia do not meet the minimum core requirements of section 108. 08. your position do with very technical issues. you seeking permission from planning or building is the same as having an employee of the jurisdiction...
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juarez, mexico, is now considered the most dangerous city in the world. a vicious war there between the drug cartels, gangs and the police, left 2800 people dead last year and 2200 more, so far, this year. in response to newspaper published a front-page editorial addressing the drug traffickers directly and it read -- you are at present the de facto authorities in this city. we ask you to explain what you want from us and what we should try to publish or not publish so we know what to expect. a mexican government spokesman condemned the newspaper saying that no one should negotiate with criminals. the acting newspaper editor shot back saying if the authorities cannot guarantee citizens the right to be informed, then we want to know who can. >> in mexico, the government cannot, will not, does not protect journalists. >> reporter: and there are other dangers. when a car bomb went off in juarez earlier this year, the photographer who shot it was badly injured. by exploding the car bomb here at this intersection in juarez, the traffickers ratcheted up the dru
juarez, mexico, is now considered the most dangerous city in the world. a vicious war there between the drug cartels, gangs and the police, left 2800 people dead last year and 2200 more, so far, this year. in response to newspaper published a front-page editorial addressing the drug traffickers directly and it read -- you are at present the de facto authorities in this city. we ask you to explain what you want from us and what we should try to publish or not publish so we know what to expect. a...
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paidq off $95,000 in city manager loans. the times reporting a use $9,500 of public çófunds to pay off loans that te manager made to himself. the city put money in robert's retirement account which experts say could be federal wire fraud. çóç0 glyn nonprofit that operas 30 schools in california is the recognized with a $1 million donation from oprah. public- school was one of six reform groups honored with grants nearly 10,000 students in pauley also sacramento and l.a.. we will be back as the news continues alive look-ins' in francisco let our roof cannot. our state is in a real mess. and i'm not going to give you any phony plans or snappy slogans that don't go anywhere. we have to make some tough decisions. we have to live within our means. we have got to take the power from the state capitol and move it down to the local level, closer to the people. and no new taxes, without voter approval. we have got to pull together not as republicans or as democrats but as californians first. at this stage in my life, i'm prepar
paidq off $95,000 in city manager loans. the times reporting a use $9,500 of public çófunds to pay off loans that te manager made to himself. the city put money in robert's retirement account which experts say could be federal wire fraud. çóç0 glyn nonprofit that operas 30 schools in california is the recognized with a $1 million donation from oprah. public- school was one of six reform groups honored with grants nearly 10,000 students in pauley also sacramento and l.a.. we will be back...
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redwood city 51. los gatos 52. the same kind of conditions developing monterey bay and inland and salinas. low to mid-50s there. clear gilroy and 47. sunny today but even cooler than yesterday afternoon about 4 to 8 degrees cooler. partly cloudy and kind of chilly in some spots again tonight like the north bay valleys. dropping into the 40s once again. warmer than average friday, saturday, sunday and monday. if you have to work saturday and sunday, we're throwing monday in there, also. moisture right now. you see the clouds. by the time it gets here, it's going to be dry. so its main influence on us will be the cooler sea breeze today and tomorrow. in fact, temperatures in the south bay will hit 71 sunnyvale and milpitas. a sunny sky over the peninsula. millbrae and san mateo, a little influence of that breeze through the san bruno gap. upper 60s for you. half moon bay, pacifica near 60. northbound sunset 61. downtown south san francisco, sausalito mainly sunny and mid-60s. low to mid-70s with sunshine in the north
redwood city 51. los gatos 52. the same kind of conditions developing monterey bay and inland and salinas. low to mid-50s there. clear gilroy and 47. sunny today but even cooler than yesterday afternoon about 4 to 8 degrees cooler. partly cloudy and kind of chilly in some spots again tonight like the north bay valleys. dropping into the 40s once again. warmer than average friday, saturday, sunday and monday. if you have to work saturday and sunday, we're throwing monday in there, also. moisture...
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to get through this said the city was attacked people were killed in the storms and burned the highs this. grandma the survived the five day war was close and forces to repel the georgian attack as many of those under fire were russian citizens civilians and peacekeepers led to russia recognize the independence of south a city as did several other countries before the truth is i just want to see that people here are happy and that's it i examined hutch over r.t. from to involve a quick look now at other stories making headlines around the world. least two people have been killed and one injured in a gun battle in karate in pakistan police in gage to unidentified gunmen who had attacked people returning from a funeral five firemen that were also wounded while trying to put out the fires started by the attackers at least fourteen people have been killed in the city since the stabbing to death of a prominent pakistani politician in london. indian lawmakers have arrived in kashmir in an attempt to put an end to months of the deadly unrest in the indian administered region more than one h
to get through this said the city was attacked people were killed in the storms and burned the highs this. grandma the survived the five day war was close and forces to repel the georgian attack as many of those under fire were russian citizens civilians and peacekeepers led to russia recognize the independence of south a city as did several other countries before the truth is i just want to see that people here are happy and that's it i examined hutch over r.t. from to involve a quick look now...
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case is a city in central argentina called cordoba. cordoba is argentina's second- largest city with more than 1.3 million stories to choose from. of course, we're just here to tell... this one. sandro giovannini. 28-year-old sandro giovannini lives with his girlfriend estrella, they've been dating four years and although i don't speak any spanish, it was pretty obvious from the smart... >> sexy! >> reporter: .. . that theirs is a very loving and playful relationship. ( laughs ) sandro's story, on the other hand, is anything but giggles. it begins long before estrella. back when his whimsy and warmth was all anger and angst. sandro says when he was a teenager growing up on his parents' farm, he and his dad would argue constantly. >> ( translated ): ever since i
case is a city in central argentina called cordoba. cordoba is argentina's second- largest city with more than 1.3 million stories to choose from. of course, we're just here to tell... this one. sandro giovannini. 28-year-old sandro giovannini lives with his girlfriend estrella, they've been dating four years and although i don't speak any spanish, it was pretty obvious from the smart... >> sexy! >> reporter: .. . that theirs is a very loving and playful relationship. ( laughs )...
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why did. -- city-wide. currently, many of the officials are native speakers and they are from the population. they are familiar with local neighborhoods. almost everyone on my staff is a city resident. definitely, all of the ambassadors are residents. also, staff is also completing city certification. we plan to have all of our personnel, even the new, incoming interpreters and translators, and the state certified by december 2011. it is an ambitious process. even the state of california does not even have a good, comprehensive list of what the certified. part of our job is figuring out what that means when you are culturally and linguistically competent. what are the metrics for that? you cannot just have a certificate that says that you ÷ñsrare here by train. there needs to be a standard. finally, i would close with what we see as some of the service gaps. just some examples of what our office and staff hasctjátú through. in terms of victim services, we have quite a few of public- service trainees wh
why did. -- city-wide. currently, many of the officials are native speakers and they are from the population. they are familiar with local neighborhoods. almost everyone on my staff is a city resident. definitely, all of the ambassadors are residents. also, staff is also completing city certification. we plan to have all of our personnel, even the new, incoming interpreters and translators, and the state certified by december 2011. it is an ambitious process. even the state of california does...
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in the city, if you're leaveing the city and going into the suburbs, you're going to drop off a good 10-15 degrees. if you drove frederick, it would drop off to 45 degrees. near the water it's warmer. bay water temperatures are still in the 70's. bottom line, you're probably going to take a light jacket with you this morning. probably won't need it by this afternoon. it will warm up quickly. it will be a beautiful sunrise. we are watching the showers sandra talked about coming out of the midwest. that's a cold front that will come close to us tomorrow afternoon. ahead of it we'll get a big push of warm area. -- warm air. the forecast goes like this for today. mostly sunny. after the chilly start, highs in the upper 70's and low 80's. so we're going to jump a good 30 degrees from morning to afternoon. sunrise at 6:53. overnight, mostly clear and cool. but not as cool as last night. temperatures will drop back to the 50's in the suburbs. 60's in the city. here's the summer stuff. the autumn equinox takes place tomorrow night at 11:09. ironically we have summer-like temperatures in the
in the city, if you're leaveing the city and going into the suburbs, you're going to drop off a good 10-15 degrees. if you drove frederick, it would drop off to 45 degrees. near the water it's warmer. bay water temperatures are still in the 70's. bottom line, you're probably going to take a light jacket with you this morning. probably won't need it by this afternoon. it will warm up quickly. it will be a beautiful sunrise. we are watching the showers sandra talked about coming out of the...
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the city is being spruced up for international visitors. authorities are starting to round up beckers and are prosecuting them under tough laws. -- round of beggars. .> india's bustling capital this is what greets you at any intersection. beggers pleading for your money and tugging at your heart strings, hoping to get spare change unita's their way. delhi is about -- hoping to get spare change you may toss their way. they are vanishing tribe. >> betting here is kind of rampant. -- begging here is rampant. i don't think you will see the kind of [unintelligible] >> the anti-begging [unintelligible] looking to catch someone in the act, they swooped down on one. a man dressed up as a monkey. putting on a show for some cash, but under the new law that is an offense. the next catch this a begger masquerading as a holy man. a common tactic. this van is a fully functional court room. it is the reason why cameras are not allowed in sight. their statements are not -- they are being recorded. if he finds them guilty he can pronounced a sentence. justi
the city is being spruced up for international visitors. authorities are starting to round up beckers and are prosecuting them under tough laws. -- round of beggars. .> india's bustling capital this is what greets you at any intersection. beggers pleading for your money and tugging at your heart strings, hoping to get spare change unita's their way. delhi is about -- hoping to get spare change you may toss their way. they are vanishing tribe. >> betting here is kind of rampant. --...